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20th Sep 2019
Migration Amendment (Strengthening the Character Test) Bill 2019 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea
Passed by a small majority
No rebellions 91% attendance
18th Sep 2019, 7:24 PM – Representatives Migration Amendment (Strengthening the Character Test) Bill 2019 - Second Reading - Refuse a second reading
Summary
EditThe majority voted against a motion to amend the usual second reading motion "that the bill be read a second time". Reading a bill for a second time is parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill.
Motion text
That all words after "That" be omitted with a view to substituting the following words:
"the House:
(1) declines to give the bill a second reading; and
(2) notes that the:
(a) Immigration Minister already has broad discretionary powers to refuse or cancel visas under Section 501 of the Migration Act;
(b) Government is yet to make a compelling case for the powers contained in this bill; and
(c) Government has not considered the wider impact of this legislation, particularly on Australia's important relationship with New Zealand and in light of the significant concerns raised about the disproportionate impact this proposed change will have on New Zealanders".
Votes Not passed by a small majority
Nobody rebelled against their party.
| Party | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Bandt Melbourne Australian Greens | Yes | |
| Australian Labor Party (88% turnout) | 60 Yes – 0 No | |
| Anne Aly Cowan | Yes | |
| Sharon Bird Cunningham | Yes | |
| Chris Bowen McMahon | Yes | |
| Tony Burke Watson | Yes | |
| Linda Burney Barton | Yes | |
| Josh Burns Macnamara | Yes | |
| Mark Butler Hindmarsh | Yes | |
| Terri Butler Griffith | Yes | |
| Anthony Byrne Holt | Yes | |
| Jim Chalmers Rankin | Yes | |
| Lisa Chesters Bendigo | Yes | |
| Sharon Claydon Newcastle | Yes | |
| Libby Coker Corangamite | Yes | |
| Julie Collins Franklin | Yes | |
| Pat Conroy Shortland | Yes | |
| Milton Dick Oxley | Yes | |
| Mark Dreyfus Isaacs | Yes | |
| Justine Elliot Richmond | Yes | |
| Joel Fitzgibbon Hunter | Yes | |
| Mike Freelander Macarthur | Yes | |
| Steve Georganas Adelaide | Yes | |
| Andrew Giles Scullin | Yes | |
| Patrick Gorman Perth | Yes | |
| Luke Gosling Solomon | Yes | |
| Chris Hayes Fowler | Yes | |
| Julian Hill Bruce | Yes | |
| Ed Husic Chifley | Yes | |
| Stephen Jones Whitlam | Yes | |
| Ged Kearney Cooper | Yes | |
| Mike Kelly Eden-Monaro | Yes | |
| Peter Khalil Wills | Yes | |
| Catherine King Ballarat | Yes | |
| Andrew Leigh Fenner | Yes | |
| Richard Marles Corio | Yes | |
| Emma McBride Dobell | Yes | |
| Brian Mitchell Lyons | Yes | |
| Rob Mitchell McEwen | Yes | |
| Daniel Mulino Fraser | Yes | |
| Peta Murphy Dunkley | Yes | |
| Shayne Neumann Blair | Yes | |
| Brendan O'Connor Gorton | Yes | |
| Clare O'Neil Hotham | Yes | |
| Julie Owens Parramatta | Yes | |
| Alicia Payne Canberra | Yes | |
| Graham Perrett Moreton | Yes | |
| Fiona Phillips Gilmore | Yes | |
| Tanya Plibersek Sydney | Yes | |
| Joanne Ryan Lalor | Yes | |
| Bill Shorten Maribyrnong | Yes | |
| David Smith Bean | Yes | |
| Warren Snowdon Lingiari | Yes | |
| Anne Stanley Werriwa | Yes | |
| Susan Templeman Macquarie | Yes | |
| Matt Thistlethwaite Kingsford Smith | Yes | |
| Kate Thwaites Jagajaga | Yes | |
| Maria Vamvakinou Calwell | Yes | |
| Tim Watts Gellibrand | Yes | |
| Anika Wells Lilley | Yes | |
| Josh Wilson Fremantle | Yes | |
| Tony Zappia Makin | Yes | |
| Anthony Albanese Grayndler | Absent | |
| Nick Champion Spence | Absent | |
| Jason Clare Blaxland | Absent | |
| Matt Keogh Burt | Absent | |
| Madeleine King Brand | Absent | |
| Amanda Rishworth Kingston | Absent | |
| Michelle Rowland Greenway | Absent | |
| Meryl Swanson Paterson | Absent | |
| Rebekha Sharkie Mayo Centre Alliance | No | |
| Mark Coulton Parkes Deputy Speaker | No | |
| Helen Haines Indi Independent | Yes | |
| Andrew Wilkie Clark Independent | Yes | |
| Zali Steggall Warringah Independent | No | |
| Bob Katter Kennedy Katter's Australian Party | No | |
| Liberal National Party (100% turnout) | 0 Yes – 4 No | |
| Angie Bell Moncrieff | No | |
| Julian Simmonds Ryan | No | |
| Phillip Thompson Herbert | No | |
| Terry Young Longman | No | |
| Liberal Party (91% turnout) | 0 Yes – 51 No | |
| John Alexander Bennelong | No | |
| Katie Allen Higgins | No | |
| Karen Andrews McPherson | No | |
| Kevin Andrews Menzies | No | |
| Bridget Archer Bass | No | |
| Russell Broadbent Monash | No | |
| Scott Buchholz Wright | No | |
| David Coleman Banks | No | |
| Vince Connelly Stirling | No | |
| Peter Dutton Dickson | No | |
| Warren Entsch Leichhardt | No | |
| Trevor Evans Brisbane | No | |
| Jason Falinski Mackellar | No | |
| Paul Fletcher Bradfield | No | |
| Nicolle Flint Boothby | No | |
| Josh Frydenberg Kooyong | No | |
| Celia Hammond Curtin | No | |
| Andrew Hastie Canning | No | |
| Luke Howarth Petrie | No | |
| Greg Hunt Flinders | No | |
| Steve Irons Swan | No | |
| Craig Kelly Hughes | No | |
| Andrew Laming Bowman | No | |
| Julian Leeser Berowra | No | |
| Sussan Ley Farrer | No | |
| Gladys Liu Chisholm | No | |
| Nola Marino Forrest | No | |
| Fiona Martin Reid | No | |
| Melissa McIntosh Lindsay | No | |
| John McVeigh Groom | No | |
| Ben Morton Tangney | No | |
| Ted O'Brien Fairfax | No | |
| Tony Pasin Barker | No | |
| Gavin Pearce Braddon | No | |
| Christian Porter Pearce | No | |
| Melissa Price Durack | No | |
| Rowan Ramsey Grey | No | |
| Stuart Robert Fadden | No | |
| Dave Sharma Wentworth | No | |
| James Stevens Sturt | No | |
| Michael Sukkar Deakin | No | |
| Angus Taylor Hume | No | |
| Dan Tehan Wannon | No | |
| Alan Tudge Aston | No | |
| Bert Van Manen Forde | No | |
| Andrew Wallace Fisher | No | |
| Lucy Wicks Robertson | No | |
| Rick Wilson O'Connor | No | |
| Tim Wilson Goldstein | No | |
| Jason Wood La Trobe | No | |
| Trent Zimmerman North Sydney | No | |
| Ian Goodenough Moore | Absent | |
| Alex Hawke Mitchell | Absent | |
| Scott Morrison Cook | Absent | |
| Ross Vasta Bonner | Absent | |
| Ken Wyatt Hasluck | Absent | |
| National Party (100% turnout) | 0 Yes – 15 No | |
| Darren Chester Gippsland | No | |
| George Christensen Dawson | No | |
| Pat Conaghan Cowper | No | |
| Damian Drum Nicholls | No | |
| Andrew Gee Calare | No | |
| David Gillespie Lyne | No | |
| Kevin Hogan Page | No | |
| Barnaby Joyce New England | No | |
| Michelle Landry Capricornia | No | |
| David Littleproud Maranoa | No | |
| Michael McCormack Riverina | No | |
| Llew O'Brien Wide Bay | No | |
| Ken O'Dowd Flynn | No | |
| Keith Pitt Hinkler | No | |
| Anne Webster Mallee | No | |
| Tony Smith Casey Speaker | Absent | |
| Totals (91% turnout) | 63 Yes – 74 No |
Turnout is the percentage of members eligible to vote that did vote.